Labour to force vote on emergency budget as UK inflation soars to 9%
by Rowena Mason Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZC0V)
Shadow chancellor renews call for windfall tax on oil and gas firms to offset cost of living crisis
Labour will force a vote in parliament on an emergency budget to help with the cost of living crisis as inflation soared to 9% in April and economists warned of a recession.
Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, said it was unconscionable" that the government was piling taxes on working people in the middle of a crisis and repeated calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas producers to help with energy bills.
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